Turning Everyday Life into Dharma Practice
David Oromith · 53 minutes · recorded November 6, 2023
No formal meditation until the close, a ten minute practice in which we harvest joy through the five senses and gratitude for this life. The talk is on turning everyday life into practice: difficult people become opportunities for patience and compassion, chores are done with mindful awareness rather than boredom, and pleasant experience is enjoyed with gratitude rather than craving more. Listeners share their own struggles, including a difficult mother and mindful eating with the television on.
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Anger and aversion Attachment and craving Gratitude and appreciation Habits and change Patience, forbearance and acceptance Relationships and family Work and daily life Compassion (karuna)